Design for Climate: Guidelines for the Design of Low Cost Houses for the Climates of KenyaHousing Research and Development Unit, University of Nairobi, 1975 - Architecture and climate - 135 pages |
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advantageous air movement air temperatures altitude annual mean appropriate blocks breezes building cause ceiling climatic close Coast cold comfort Comfort Zone concrete cool courtyard desirable direct diurnal doors east effect exposed external surfaces facing factor flow Flyscreens greater ground heat heavy height higher Highland houses human comfort Humidity important increase indoor insulation interiors internal iron Kenya Lake less light limit living located louvres lower materials maximum metres monsoon months mosquitoes necessary night occupants occur openings orientation outdoor particularly permanent placed Plan plants possible preferably prevailing protection rain Rainfall range reduce reflective Relative Humidity result rise roof rooms shade sheets shutters side sleep solar radiation space structures Sunshine surfaces temperatures thermal timber tion trees ventilation verandahs walls wind Wind Speed zone